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Jon Faddis: Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge, Soul Mates

By William Ellis
May 2, 2015
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Jon Faddis: Wigan Arena, July, 2014

Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge Soul Mates (Verve, 1954)

"I remember getting this as a present from my sister on my 11th birthday and I just remember how excited I was.

I listened to that record thousands of times. It wasn't my first Dizzy Gillespie record but I think it was one of the most important because I couldn't stop listening to it. Dizzy-Roy back and forth, Dizzy-Roy back and forth.

So, there you have it!"

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